- Date
- September 2, 1989, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Selma, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N24580Beech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890902033369A
- Case key
- 26494
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain proper clearance from the power line, while maneuvering at low altitude. The power line was a related factor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt rprtd that as he descended toward his home, the acft collided with a power line. The power line was about 65 ft above the ground. The acft continued flying & was landed at a nearby arpt with substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24580
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M1410
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4G, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Franklin D. Mcdonald
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- WJF · Lancaster, CA
- Destination
- Selma, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 494 total · 162 in this make and model · 455 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N24580 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.